ALBANY -- Jurors in the corruption trial of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide told the federal judge Monday morning that it is hopelessly deadlocked after more than a week of deliberations.

“After considering the facts and the evidence with open minds, and using your instructions as a roadmap, we remain unable to reach a unanimous verdict," jurors wrote to U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

In response, Caproni ordered the jurors to continue their work, and the case recessed for the day at 2 p.m. Deliberations will continue Tuesday.

This is the second time the jury has indicated it has been unable to reach a verdict in the complex case involving Cuomo's former closest aide and confidant Joseph Percoco.

The first time on March 6, Caproni told jurors to keep at it — ordering them back to deliberations after the six-week trial. The jury got the case March 1.

On Monday, she again urged the jury to continue deliberations, telling them about the importance of the case and the length of time and investment put in by prosecutors and the defense.

Percoco, 48, of South Salem, Westchester County, is accused of collecting more than $300,000 in bribes from his co-defendants to help their companies with business they had before the state.

Percoco, who had been Cuomo's aide for decades, is one of four co-defendants.

Peter Galbraith Kelly, a former senior vice president of Competitive Power Ventures, is accused of arranging a low-show job for Percoco's wife that ended up paying her $280,000 over three years. Kelly sought Percoco's help with power plants they were building in Orange County and New Jersey.

Meanwhile, Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, top executives at Cor Development, are accused of paying Percoco $35,000 through his wife for help with their redevelopment of Syracuse's Inner Harbor and obtaining a raise for Aiello's son, who worked for Cuomo.

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